So, i installed the base woody and then apt-get dist-upgraded it to sid. Now i am at the command line with no desktop environment. I go on and install x-window-server which went fine, then i apt xfce ...

It found all the hardware and worked flawlessly, installing with the GNOME desktop. I had to tweak it a bit to get SAMBA installed and working, but once set up it actually worked seamlessly with my ...